Luke 20:8:12Luke.20.8.W12TAB
ἐξουσίᾳ
eksousia
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-a
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ah
- IPA
- /ek.suːˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-a
- sentence
KAI ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS OU-de e-GÔ LE-go hy-MEEN en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-Ô
Exegesis
The phrase en poia exousia {ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ | en poí-ā ex-ou-sí-ā} specifies the basis of His actions with an interrogative adjective plus noun, and tauta poio {ταῦτα ποιῶ | taû-ta poi-ô} with the present indicative indicates ongoing ministry actions. The overall structure functions as a conditional-retaliatory response to the authorities’ earlier evasiveness, withholding revelation of His source of power.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is possible”
In context — Luke 20:8
And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:8, so the Greek word ἐξουσίᾳ (eksousia) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.20.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.8.W12.S1) and character.